Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Twisted Deceiver

Anostirus castaneus compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Elateridae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Laccaria
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Twisted Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden